Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Avignon's bad boys

Rue du four de la terre, rue LaboureurThese two graffiti obviously have the same author but I find myself totally unable to read his name. I like his style, the way he plays with a face's shadows. Do you have a preference for one of these two portraits?

I particularly love the graffiti. In Brazil, we have graffiti’s true artists, who are also invited to exhibit in international events. I have incredible examples of this type of art, which I ll show in another occasion.

I like the second one. It reminds me Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca"...

yes, i thought 'punk'. and i also prefer the second one, but perhaps that is my age and bogart-associations... perhaps readers under 20 would prefer the first?

after looking through your past photos with such enjoyment, i sent the ones about the red-tents-for-the-homeless to a couple of friends who were very touched, and we may try something like that with our school JustAct group (they could sleep on the school oval in winter to raise awareness, and send photos to the newspaper?). Having lived in sydney, you'd be interested to know that there is a sleeping out event for business CEOs coming in june, organised by st vincent de pauls, and there have been several articles on homelessness int he sydney morning herald. i'm sure i'd remember seeing articles about the red tents here if they'd received much coverage - 2006 you say? so i might send your link to the journalists and st vinnie's spokesman as well. thanks for raising awareness and reminding us to care for those invisible casualties of a fractured and busy society. roz, sydney

The first has an air of aggression - the second, more a feel of 1940s - I prefer the second. What I love most tho is the architrave of the doorway in the second photo. Is that marble? Beautiful colours, rusty colours.

Bobby, I'm not sure who your question is directed at. If you're asking me, I know no more than what I see. I've never met someone who does graffiti, I know nothing about their motivations or the way they operate.

After six years in Australia and five years of city life in Avignon I moved to the countryside near the small village of Beaumes-de-Venise. Once dedicated to street photography my blog has since taken a more rural note but the beautiful region of Provence is an constant source of inspiration.